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Regional & national history

Paperback. The first electronic communication network transformed language, distance, and time. This book researches the telegraph system of the British Indian Empire, c.1850 to 1920, exploring one of the most significant transnational phenomena of the imperial world, and the link between communication, Empire, and social change. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBTQ; KCZ; PDX; UT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349301713
ISBN
9781349301713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Documents early Tel-Aviv against the backdrop of its earlier years Editor(s): Azaryahu, Maoz; Troen, S. Ilan. Series: An Israel Studies Book. Num Pages: 480 pages, 45 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223579
ISBN
9780253223579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 136 x 36. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dragon Hill Publishing Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896124537
ISBN
9781896124537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.49

Tells the story of the evolution of American technology since World War II. This book links pop culture icons with landmarks in technological innovation and shows how postwar politics left their mark on everything from television, automobiles, and genetically engineered crops to contraceptives, Tupperware, and the Veg-O-Matic. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTK; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123044
ISBN
9780231123044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.26

Hardcover. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTM; JPS; KNDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403936875
ISBN
9781403936875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

Paperback. The technological revolution in shipbuilding in the early twentieth century had a great impact on the military, industrial, commercial worlds. Matsumoto focuses on the relationship between this revolution and the structure and function of 'technology gatekeepers' during the transfer of marine science and technology from Britain to Japan. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; HBL; JPA; JPS; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349518975
ISBN
9781349518975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.01

Paperback. Drawing on three detailed case studies the sewing machine, a glass bottle blowing factory, and the cyanide process for gold and silver refining, this book explores a central paradox of economic growth in nineteenth-century Mexico. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 line drawings, 18 b/w images, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTK; KCZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284906
ISBN
9780520284906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814414081
ISBN
9789814414081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.77

Paperback. The first memoir from a woman born and raised in South Darfur. An incredibly powerful first-hand account of the horrors of the genocide. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JMC; BM; HBJH; HBLX; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340963579
ISBN
9780340963579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Hardback. Offers new ways of examining how Native groups and individuals recast Protestant theology to restore their Native communities and cultures Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 tables, 2 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 43. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
0th edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803243552
ISBN
9780803243552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBTV; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474996
ISBN
9780801474996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. After living in San Francisco for 15 years, the author found himself yearning for his Rust Belt hometown: Flint, Michigan, the birthplace of General Motors and "star" of the Michael Moore documentary "Roger & Me". This book reminds us that cities are defined by people, not politics or economics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270527
ISBN
9780520270527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. When revolutions happen, they change the rules of everyday life. This occurred in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, which laid the foundations of the Soviet state, and again in 1991, when that state collapsed. This book is about the remaking of identities in these times of upheaval. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122458
ISBN
9780691122458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. Offers a study of one of the most legendary American Presidents in history. This title offers Barack Obama the model for his presidency, showing how Abraham Lincoln saved America by appointing his fiercest rival to key cabinet positions. Num Pages: 976 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
9780141043722
ISBN
9780141043722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Hardback. Analyzes diverse contemporary reactions to the depiction of the Holocaust and other cultural traumas in museums, movies, television shows, classroom discussions, and bestselling books. This work also describes several effective pedagogical strategies dedicated to overcoming student resistances to critical analysis and social engagement. Series: Education, Psychoanalysis, and Social Transformation. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFC; JMH; JNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230602724
ISBN
9780230602724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.70
€ 46.64

Paperback. The representation of the Holocaust in literature and film has confronted lecturers and students with some challenging questions. Does this unique and disturbing subject demand alternative pedagogic strategies? What is the role of ethics in the classroom encounter with the Holocaust? Scholars address these and other questions in this collection. Editor(s): Eaglestone, Robert; Langford, Barry. Series: Teaching the New English. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230019379
ISBN
9780230019379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.77

Hardcover. The representation of the Holocaust in literature and film has confronted lecturers and students with some challenging questions. Does this unique and disturbing subject demand alternative pedagogic strategies? What is the role of ethics in the classroom encounter with the Holocaust? Scholars address these and other questions in this collection. Editor(s): Eaglestone, Robert; Langford, Barry. Series: Teaching the New English. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230019362
ISBN
9780230019362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.34

Paperback. This innovative account examines the social and political impacts of Chinese teacher's schools in the early 20th century, their role in a society in transition, and their production of grassroots forces that lead to the Communist Revolution. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813488
ISBN
9780774813488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Hardcover. The book shows how teachers struggled to liberate their country's education system from the legacy of dictatorship, combining a general evaluation of the phenomenon with intimate glances at the people who drove it forward. By vindicating the importance of democratic professionals it illuminates the Spanish transition to democracy from a new angle. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137323736
ISBN
9781137323736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; JNF; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349458769
ISBN
9781349458769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

hardcover. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JNAM; KNXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040870
ISBN
9780252040870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.81

Paperback. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JNAM; KNXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082368
ISBN
9780252082368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

hardcover. This book chronicles the founding in 1914 and development of the free Jesuit high school in the United States. As one of the most prestigious and selective high schools in the nation, Regis has offered an excellent education to generations of Catholic boys from the New York City area, many of whom would never have had access to this. Series: Empire State Editions. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JNLR; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823256334
ISBN
9780823256334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.39

Paperback. The tale of Britain's greatest love affair begins with the arrival of tea here in the seventeenth century. Since then it has shaped our lives, our history, our work and our culture. So put the kettle on, and read the amazing story of tea. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; WBXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445633497
ISBN
9781445633497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.06

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